Essentials of General Chemistry

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This course presents fundamental principles of chemistry and math as well as their application to solving chemistry problems used in Chemistry I (CHEM 06100). Students will learn essential chemical principles to succeed in Chemistry I. Chemistry background information on topics such as the composition, structures and properties of matter, elemental symbols, elemental properties, isotopes, composition of matter, chemical formulas, atoms, molecules an moles, basic stoichiometry, and the concepts of acids and bases will be presented. Mathematical topics including solving simple algebraic equations, unit conversions, the metric system, use of proportions, percentages, and word problems within the context of general chemistry will also be presented. There are no prerequisites for this course.